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A trucks loaded with supplies enters the Gaza Strip from Israel through the Kerem Shalom crossing in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on November 5, 2014. UN peace envoy Robert Serry announced on November 4 that the temporary reconstruction mechanism for the war-torn Palestinian territory had begun operations, under the auspices of the newly formed Palestinian unity government, noting the urgency in providing cement and other materials to tens of thousands of damaged homes in Gaza ahead of winter. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib